Ground Combat

[Marco]

Another suggestion to develop the idea of ground combat with "key areas" would be to allow the invading player to freely build in uncontested areas a "beachead facility".
In the area with this facility units can be repaired/refuelled/rearmed at the beginning of each ground combat phase.
The "beachead facility have a stockpile of supply a part of wich is consumed at each ground combat phase. Space ships in orbit around the planet can replenish this stockpile transferring supply.
For the planet original owner each undestroyed facility allow repair/refuel/rearm units with an unlimited stockpile of supply.
Units can freely move from area to area at the beginning of each ground combat phase but retains his damages until reparation.
In this manner the invading player must space support is invasion or his troops on the surface of the planet are doomed.